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EN 1.5418 Steel vs. EN 1.6563 Steel

Both EN 1.5418 steel and EN 1.6563 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5418 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6563 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490 to 1780
620 to 1850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
3.6
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
54

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 63
22 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 42
21 to 43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 53
18 to 54

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.4
0.38 to 0.44
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.7 to 0.9
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 97.8 to 98.9
94.9 to 96.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.3
0.15 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.7 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025

Comparable Variants